Chitra clinches crown

November 2, 2012

Chitra-Magimairaj


Bangalore, November 2: Chitra Magimairaj claimed the title in the 35th edition of the Women’s billiards State-ranking championship at the Karnataka State Billiards Association hall on Thursday.


The seasoned pro, who had eased past Umadevi Nagaraj 75-44, 75-49 in her semifinal encounter, posted a fairly straightforward 75-41, 77-22, 70-75, 76-70 win over youngster Varsha Sanjeev in the final to finish on top of the standings.


Results:?Final: Chitra Magimairaj bt Varsha Sanjeev 3-1?(75-41, 77-22, 70-75, 76-70). (Semifinals): Chitra bt Umadevi Nagaraj 2-0?(75-54, 75-49); Varsha bt Judy Walia 2-1?(59-77, 75-67, 75-72). Final standings: Chitra, 1; Varsha 2; Umadevi, 3; Judy, 4.


44th Senior State-ranking billiards league championship: Results: L Nagaraj bt Jasim Tawin 3-1 (150-146, 146-150, 150-131, 150-143); Rajkumar bt Nikhil Pise 3-0 (152-24, 150-110, 150-137); Bharath Chugh bt VK Sadarangani 3-1?(150-137, 149-150, 150-97, 150-91); B Bhaskar bt Micheal Rebello 3-1?(150-88, 112-151, 151-46, 154-30); J Tawin bt N Pise 3-1?(93-150, 150-93, 150-128, 150-117); Sameer Sait bt A Deepak 3-1 (150-111, 120-150, 151-147, 151-103); IH Manudev bt ML Lakshman?3-0 (150-47, 150-65, 150-114); Bhaskar bt Sadarangani 3-0 (150-39, 150-57, 152-12); Rajkumar bt Nagaraj 3-0 (150-109, 150-79, 150-31); Amit Bhushan bt Ajay Bhushan 3-1 (150-141, 150-94, 109-150, 151-136); Sasha Sambi bt A Satish Kumar 3-2 (98-150, 150-95, 135-152, 152-85, 150-66).




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